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WHO Says Progress in Malaria Threatened by Funding

Recent gains in the fight against malaria could be reversed because funding has stalled, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Its latest World Malaria Report says 1.1 million lives were saved in the past decade but that the expansion in funding from 2004-09 halted in 2010-12. Less than half of the $5.1bn (£3.1bn) needed… Continue reading WHO Says Progress in Malaria Threatened by Funding

Malaria Vaccine: Now A Possibility

GlaxoSmithKline research head Moncef Slaoui explains how change of focus to cellular immunity was key to breakthrough Moncef Slaoui was on holiday with his family when he heard the results of the first small trial, involving African infants, of the malaria vaccine he helped invent. It was a day he would never forget. “It was… Continue reading Malaria Vaccine: Now A Possibility

Malaria Deaths Fall over 20% Worldwide in Last Decade

There has been a fall of just over 20% in the number of deaths from malaria worldwide in the past decade, the World Health Organization says. A new report said that one-third of the 108 countries where malaria was endemic were on course to eradicate the disease within 10 years. Experts said if targets continued… Continue reading Malaria Deaths Fall over 20% Worldwide in Last Decade

Effects of Obesity Worse for Teen Girls

Obesity ‘worse for teen girls’ blood pressure’ Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested. High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later life. The study of 1,700 teenagers, presented to the American Physiological Society conference,… Continue reading Effects of Obesity Worse for Teen Girls

Ghana Government Looking at Ways to Reintegrate the Nation’s ‘Witches’

Accra — Ghana’s government is looking at ways to support people accused of witchcraft – mainly women and children banished by their communities to “witches’ camps” in the north – and to reintegrate them in their home villages. Currently around 1,000 women and 700 children are living in six camps in northern Ghana, where they… Continue reading Ghana Government Looking at Ways to Reintegrate the Nation’s ‘Witches’

Sexual Health in Africa: Study Shows Dominant Women Have Less Sex

Empowered women in control of household decisions could be losing out on sex, says a new study out of Johns Hopkins University. Published in the Journal of Sex in October, the researchers asked women about the last date of sexual intercourse as well as who had the final say on decisions ranging from healthcare to… Continue reading Sexual Health in Africa: Study Shows Dominant Women Have Less Sex

‘Bad Romance’ Hurts Online Singles

More than 200,000 people in the UK may have fallen victim to criminals who woo them online to steal their money. The first formal study of so-called romance scams found that they were far more common than previously thought. Among those surveyed by researchers at the University of Leicester, one in 50 knew someone who… Continue reading ‘Bad Romance’ Hurts Online Singles